Providence, Rhode Island - Basic Facts

The City of Providence
is the largest city in Rhode Island with
a population of 182,386 as of July 1, 2018.
Providence ranks in
the upper quartile for Population Density and Diversity Index
when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Rhode Island. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Providence is located at latitude 41.824 and longitude -71.4128 in Providence County.
The formal boundaries for the City of Providence encompass a land area of 18.4 sq. miles and a water area of 2.17 sq. miles.
Providence County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 10 feet.

The City of Providence (GNIS ID: 1220076) has a C5 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

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Providence, RI Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

POPULATION

Total Population

182,386

Population in Households

167,470

Population in Familes

121,156

Population in Group Qrtrs

14,916

Population Density2

9,912

Diversity Index3

89

INCOME

Median Household Income

$38,908

Average Household Income

$62,782

Per Capita Income

$23,070

HOUSING

Total Housing Units

73,568 (100%)

Owner Occupied HU

20,582 (28.0%)

Renter Occupied HU

43,417 (59.0%)

Vacant Housing Units

9,569 (13.0%)

Median Home Value

$210,161

Average Home Value

$277,217

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households

63,999

Average Household Size

2.62

Family Households

35,473

Average Family Size

3

NOTES

Demographics are point estimates for July 1st of the current year and each for the forecast years. See References for more information.

Population Density = Total Population per square mile.

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

2010-2018

2018-2023

Population

0.29%

0.33%

Households

0.25%

0.34%

Families

0.07%

0.21%

Median Household Income

1.99%

Per Capita Income

2.25%

Providence, RI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Providence to the other 34 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Rhode Island by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.